EPA v. Buhl's Ridge View Farm, Inc.

Case summary

The Animal Feeding Operation (AFO) Air Compliance Agreement is EPA’s voluntary consent agreement to minimize emissions from certain AFOs and to ensure those operations comply with the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Participating AFOs pay a civil penalty based on size and number of farms to resolve potential past and current liability under the CAA, CERCLA, and EPCRA and contribute to a fund that will cover a two-year, nationwide monitoring study of AFO air emissions.

Defendants (1)

• Buhl's Ridge View Farm, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• BUHL'S RIDGE VIEW FARM, INC.

  2830-110 ST., TYLER, MN, 56178

  Registry ID: 110028123073

• BUHL'S RIDGE VIEW FARM, INC.

  2830-110TH ST., TYLER, MN, 56178

  Registry ID: 110028123073

• T + J FARMS

  1114 181 ST. ST., BALATON, MN, 56115

  Registry ID: 110028123055

• DEAN NOYES

  2974-230TH AVE, MARSHALL, MN, 56258

  Registry ID: 110028123091

• GENE WESTENBERG

  47 CO. LINE AVE, EDGERTON, MN, 56178

  Registry ID: 110028123082

• DEAN NOYES

  2974-230 AVE, MARSHALL, MN, 56258

  Registry ID: 110028123091

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Buhl's Ridge View Farm, Inc.entered 2006-07-19

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-07-19Final Order Issued
• 2006-07-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered